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Dinner at Elk and Pea
It’s not often I eat somewhere twice within a week. On Sunday morning I enjoyed breakfast at the Elk and Pea for the first time. Saturday night’s dinner had been planned for a few weeks. After our...
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Pho Viet Review 2 | The Aldi Expressi Coffee Machine | Back with Bron | My...
This post has a few important messages in it. Like most of this blog it focuses on food and what I’ve eaten during the week. I hope you enjoy. On Friday morning Bron and I shared a single Mavi...
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My weekend in Brisbane
I love my visits to see my kids and also my parents. The weather has recently turned sour in Canberra and Brisbane is maintaining its warm and wet weather. It rained most of the time I was in Brisbane....
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A really big week in @Instagram | Dining in and dining out | Chairman and Yip...
Since returning from a weekend in Brisbane I have posted so many photos to @instagram. It really is an addiction. This week I went past 2300 photos and 68 000 tweets. Of course most of the images are...
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Thai to die for | The best Canberra restaurant experience in some time |...
On Wednesday evening Bron and I ate dinner at Morks in Florey. When Bron mentioned Morks and said it was Thai I wondered why it was named Morks. It didn’t sound Thai but what would I know. Bron had...
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Week 11 of 2013 in my Instagram life
After the last blog post last weekend I finished with an image of chicken schnitzel. Here it is cooked with some fried eggs. Yum comfort food. Chicken high schnitzel with fried eggs ———- On Sunday...
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I find myself in Atlanta via Dallas
I’m travelling for work at the moment. I’m attending a meeting at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. I flew with Qantas from Canberra to Sydney (QF704) and then onto...
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My stay in Atlanta | #safetyb4schedule | My extended stay in Dallas | My love...
CDC entrance 1600 Clifton Road with Dead Duck Dilbert (3D) There’s not much around the CDC campus. There are some newly built shops with restaurants but really nothing in terms of stuff to buy if...
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How my journey to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ended | Three...
So how did the saga end? To summarise very quickly I’ve traveled to Atlanta for a meeting at the CDC. I’ve had three of six flights cancelled. On Friday afternoon USCDT after I published my last post...
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Dining at Morks Restaurant | #bestblogs13 | Shout out @In_The_Taratory
Before I describe last night’s meal I wanted to thank Tara from In The Taratory for suggesting I enter the Best Blogs 2013 Competition. I hope you don’t mind my shameless self promotion here I hope you...
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Mamak in Haymarket | #ManFlu | #bestblogs13
Last year Bron visited this place while in Sydney. She came back raving about it and how good the food is. We’re here in Sydney for a few things this weekend. So we thought we’d try out Mamak in...
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Rockpool on George | #ManFlu | #bestblogs13
Last night after a little anticipation we dined at Rockpool on George. This is Neil Perry’s restaurant. Neil is a famous celebrity chef in Australia and is also responsible for the Qantas...
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My Easter | #ManFlu | #bestblogs13
This has been a fantastic Easter weekend. For my non-Australian friends; in Australia we get the Good Friday and the following Monday as public holidays. It’s one of the best public holiday long...
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Food experimentation | #ManFlu | #bestblogs13
The last weekend in Sydney was amazing My Easter | #ManFlu | #bestblogs13 We ate so well. This week albeit a short one I was back to the run of the mill. On Monday evening I considered a Meatless...
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My prize meat tray | Thank you @2CC and Elite Meats | #bestblogs13
A month or so ago Radio Station @2CC in Canberra was running a “best of” Canberra competition. 2CC is a talkback station with a fairly balanced political position. It takes programming from Sydney and...
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Chicken rissoles | Elite Meats @2CC | #bestblogs13 | The Castle
As a kid growing up in Brisbane one of Mum’s regular dishes was salmon rissoles. If you’re not from Australia or New Zealand you may not be familiar with what a rissole is. The wikipedia entry is...
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My week in Instagram | Different foods | #bestblogs13
So this week it’s back to a five day work week after two Easter associated short weeks. I’m currently nursing a sore ankle so I’m not walking around as much as I would like. Follow me on Instagram...
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Sanur’s | Max Brenner | #bestblogs13
On Friday night Bron and I had dinner at Sanur’s in Belconnen. It’s on Emu Bank near the Belconnen Arts Centre. We’ve eaten here a few times before and enjoyed ourselves. From the images from that...
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Lunch at Ricardo’s Cafe | #bestblogs13
Yesterday Bron and I had lunch at Ricardo’s Cafe at the Jamison Shops in Macquarie I had a caramel milkshake to start while Bron had a latte (no latte picture) This was lovely and thick with a good...
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2 Yummy in Belconnen | Not 2 Yummy for Yummy Lummy | Laksa and Duck |...
The other night while at Sanur’s Balinese Restaurant we noticed another restaurant named 2 YUMMY. We noticed the interesting Chef’s recommendations 2 YUMMY Menu ———- As much as I wanted to try (and I...
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